kawasaki er-5

[strifedodo]

doing my bike test atm, and my instructor is selling the er5 they have, its from 2002 and done around 40 000 miles, he wants 900 for it. just want a temporary bike for a few months to get used to riding a bigger bike then get my bandit. anyone thing this would be good? the bike looked in good nick, he started up. took a while as dont think it had been started in a while. it jsut passed its mot he said at the end of december. will it run a good while??

[YZFR1IAN]

be careful of ex training school bikes, they have a hard life, regularly dropped, gears crunched etc etc. I regreted getting a 500cc bike, go straight for the bandit, you'll be fine.
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[pinkyfloyd]

[Ericck]

I had an ER5 for 5 years and they are pretty bullet proof but as already said, training school bikes have been dropped and abused by novices, probably best to give it a miss.

The bandit is a bit bigger and heavier (assuming 600/650) and has a fair bit more go but you will soon get used to it.

You could pick up a bandit for £900 and for twice that you could find a really good one. Look around, loads of bandits for sale.
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[Rogerborg]

40,000 hard miles, and the service history won't be worth the paper the instructor just printed it on. Plenty of better bikes out there for that money.
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[Svendura]

I agree with all of you, but otherwise for 900 £ it is only a small risk.
If the bike is technically ok and you trust the guy, I think you should
buy it. Sounds ok.
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[Frost]

ER5's are alright bikes, great first bikes too. The fact it's been dropped shouldn't matter much as you'll probably drop your first big bike anyway so better it be something already beaten up then your dream bike!
As said above though, you can get an ER5 for that price that won't have hand such a hard life!

[_Troy_]

I currently use an ex-school bike. My friend bought it from the school and i've just been using it for the past few months. Up until a few weeks ago it ran like a dream and looked pretty good.

However, the front brake has since had a lot of issues, and now its not holding any charge. Not saying this is down to how it was treated prior to me using it, but these sorts of problems are bound to happen on a bike that has been used and abused.

Oh and mine has had a couple drops, but the engine bars too the damage, and its just clocked over 40,000 miles with the engine still being sweet as a nut.

But yea, if it was me i'd put the £900 towards a bandit or similar. Pretty sure you'd be able to get a 500 twin that wasn't a school bike for cheaper too.
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[dazzzaa]

double all above posts.
im currently taking driving lessons and have screwed the car as much if not more as all previous and fore candidates.
also the same for my bike licence.

personally,,, i would rather ride a used bike than an abused bike no matter the service record
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